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Chapter 510: 506
"Since the Human Clan has decided to deliver that ringleader named Gu Jinlai to our doorstep, we wouldn’t feel right to make a move now," a voice said.
The Dragon Tears Demon Emperor spoke with regret, "The Venerable forbids us from starting a war on our own, so we cannot attack the human cities. Otherwise, if we could break through one or two cities, all our kin would enjoy a splendid feast."
At that moment, the Sword Feather Demon Emperor’s eyes gleamed, and he quickly came up with something, "My lord, although we can’t raid the human cities for a grand feast, a little appetizer wouldn’t be a problem."
The Demon Bird swiftly said, "On my way here, I scouted that the army of Wind and Rain City has already assembled. A force of over a hundred thousand is marching in our direction. These are the elite troops of Wind and Rain City. To devour them would make for a nutrition-packed delicacy."
"Oh? Wind and Rain City has dispatched over a hundred thousand troops from the city?"
The eyes of the Dragon Tears Demon Emperor lit up.
Overjoyed.
"Wind and Rain City, with the strength of just one city, dares to challenge us and even march out? This is truly..."
The Dragon Tears Demon Emperor couldn’t find the words to describe it.
"Those referred to as Demonic Cultists and Out-of-Control by the Human Clan, aren’t they all like this? Each one moves themselves to shed blood for the Human Clan, tch tch, but in reality, they’ve been brainwashed and don’t even know it."
"Hahaha, exactly, Demonic Cultists are just like that. Although their actions of fighting to the death for their kin are admirable, but..."
The Dragon Tears Demon Emperor laughed and shook his head, "Right now, I do hope that the man named Gu Jinlai is strong enough to escape the encirclement of those human experts and come before me. Then, I will inform him that we never intended to wage war against the humans. I wonder what his expression will be."
"His emotions will surge at that moment, his spirit boiling over, and he will become incredibly delicious. Just thinking about it makes me drool," said a muscular Demon Emperor, looking all but ready to salivate.
"All of this is thanks to the Star Trace Venerable!"
The Dragon Tears Demon Emperor said, "If not for using the fame of the Star Trace Venerable, those high-ranking humans would never have bowed so quickly. Normally, they would at least put on a show, and we would not have had the chance to witness such a delightful scene."
While speaking, his aspirations to achieve Upper Spirit Venerable and to mold a Demon God Body seemed even more fervent.
A Demon God Body, devoid of life traits, is like a tool, able to be molded any way one desires, so powerful that it seemingly has no limits.
Unfortunately...
Only an Upper Spirit Venerable could be so powerful as to animate a lifeless Demon God Body with their own spirit.
Pondering, the Demon Emperor said, "Even though the Holy Dynasty’s humans will deliver that man named Gu Jinlai to our doorstep in exchange for our retreat, well, since we are already here, we can’t pass up these hundred thousand or so people no matter what."
With a command, it ordered, "Summon my elite trusted aide; we’ll devour those hundred thousand humans as an extra meal!"
"Yes."
The Demon Emperors perked up instantly upon receiving the order.
Soon, Demon Kings and Emperors were summoned one after another and gathered together.
There was also a vast group of Demon Marshals.
These elites were the trusted aides of the Dragon Tears Demon Emperor and were also the source of his invincible confidence.
Among the trusted aides, as long as it did not encounter any of those six Void Immortals wielding Divine Weapons, it could at least ensure a graceful retreat against any opponent.
Just as the Dragon Tears Emperor was assembling his trusted aides to launch a concentrated attack on the hundred thousand human troops, a Demon Emperor with eight tentacles sensed something and suddenly said, "My lord, my subordinates have sent a message; there is a human flying in our direction at an extremely high speed..."
Immediately after, he received another message, "It’s two groups of humans, one human flying ahead, and another group of dozens trailing tens of miles behind..."
"One person in front, dozens behind..."
With a sneer, Dragon Tears Demon Emperor quickly realized something, "This scenario is familiar, it’s the humans’ favorite tactic of decapitation, aiming to crumble us without a fight by killing me, the leader."
Its massive body, towering at over thirty meters with sword wings that reached a height of forty to fifty meters, slowly stood erect, "A mere single person dares to attempt a beheading strike! What audacity! I’ll just stand here and wait for that human to come. I’d like to see how, surrounded by twenty-two Demon Emperors, over a hundred Demon Kings, and thousands of Demon Marshals, this human thinks they can kill me. Do they believe themselves to be some kind of Void Immortal wielding a Divine Weapon?"
"My Lord, we should still be cautious. According to the little ones who escaped from Chi Long Territory, this human possesses a powerful area of effect divine skill. This divine skill is tremendously powerful. You might not fear it, but... our kin who are not skilled in defense may not be able to withstand it,"
a Demon Emperor suggested.
His words did remind Dragon Tears Demon Emperor of what he knew about the battle at Chi Long Territory.
He immediately said, "Then let everyone scatter..."
Before he could finish speaking, he sensed something, abruptly looking up towards the far end of the sky.
At the edge of his vision, there seemed to be a flash of lightning.
Every flash appeared to cover five to six miles.
And the frequency of the flashes was astonishingly fast.
By the time Dragon Tears Demon Emperor sensed this presence, the lightning had already nearly reached in front of him.
"Such incredible speed! Could it be... that human!?"
Startled, Dragon Tears Demon Emperor thought, with such speed...
"Daqiu! You and the others, go and test the depth of this human!"
Dragon Tears Demon Emperor commanded.
"Yes."
The five named Demon Emperors responded simultaneously, their massive forms soaring into the sky, shooting towards Yunxiao. They seemed to form something akin to a battle formation, confronting the lightning in the Sky Dome head-on.
...
In the Void, the figure breaking the sky and arriving was none other than Gu Jinlai.
Originally, Gu Jinlai planned to ambush the enemy at Flying Dragon Mountain, a thousand miles outside of Wind and Rain City. However, as they were about to reach Flying Dragon Mountain, Xuanzhen brought news that the demons had slowed down.
And they had slowed to the point of what seemed like a leisurely stroll.
At this rate, the two thousand miles of distance between them would likely take three to five days to cross.
Waste three to five days just waiting?
Gu Jinlai was not willing to wait.
He directly gathered the most elite Devas and Martial Kings capable of flight, advancing towards the center of the Demon Tide in a front and rear formation.
Two thousand miles in flight, as far as the eye could see, the Demon Tide surged, the view filled with demons.
Just as Gu Jinlai was about to start clearing the field, he saw five demon beasts form a formation and rush out, and by the looks of it...
As if he was about to engage in a head-on battle.
"Five Demon Emperors! Among them, one has already strengthened to the peak, about to bring both of his Demon Bodies to Perfection, a lineup far more powerful than the four Demon Emperors of the Chi Long Territory."
Gu Jinlai immediately discerned the details of these Demon Emperors.
However...
Compared to when he was in the Chi Long Territory, these Demon Emperors were no longer in the same league as him, Gu Jinlai.
Although his Chaotic Star Light Body had not yet reached Perfection, his control over the Eternal Furnace’s energy had become increasingly effortless.
Facing the five Demon Emperors, the Eternal Furnace within his body began to operate at full capacity, with hydrogen atoms fusing rapidly, as intense, violent energy started to gestate and accumulate inside him.
After just a moment, he seemed to sense something.
Following a gaze, he quickly looked beyond the five great Demon Emperors and spotted a group of Devils gathered a hundred miles away.
To be precise...
It was on a giant creature adorned with metallic Sword Feathers that stretched out.
"Dragon Tears Demon Emperor?"
The next moment, the Thunder Light Domain spread out, and he suddenly soared higher into Yunxiao, traversing tens of thousands of meters in an instant, dominating the Void above where the five Demon Emperors were.
"I’ve made up my mind, this express package is for you!"
Accompanied by the thunderous roar of lightning, Gu Jinlai accelerated once again, his form flickering as he crossed directly over the heads of the five Demon Emperors, falling like a staccato streak of lightning toward the location of the Dragon Tears Demon Emperor.
Before he arrived, the terrifying energy that had been accumulating and gestating in his Eternal Furnace was already diffusing out.
This was the energy he had been amassing since he first saw the five Demon Emperors.
The diffused energy, mingled with the light in the Void, made him appear like a meteor streaking across the Void, making the Dragon Tears Demon Emperor feel a life-and-death threat.
"Block him!"
The Dragon Tears Demon Emperor roared lowly.
Simultaneously, dark purple Demon Flames burst forth from its body, propelling the towering Sword Feathers on its back, each over six meters in length. Under the thrust of these Demon Flames, they shot toward Yunxiao like cruising missiles, aiming and firing at Gu Jinlai’s form.
The sky seemed to be streaked with hundreds of dark purple traces.
That was the power of demonic nature at the Spirit Venerable Level.
Any Martial Saint who came into contact with this demonic force would inevitably have all their desires evoked, leading to a loss of control, and even their consolidated Martial Arts Will would struggle to resist.
"Boom!"
As the Sword Feathers fired, Gu Jinlai’s form was as quick as lightning, flickering rapidly.
Even though hundreds of Sword Feathers and Demon Flames seemed to cast a wide net across the sky, Gu Jinlai maneuvered through the network, seemingly teleporting infinitely, making his way out of this net of Demon Flames with ease.
Breaking through with ease.
The distance between him and the Dragon Tears Demon Emperor kept closing!
Closer!
Sixty miles!
Fifty miles!
Forty miles!
At this moment, the Dragon Tears Demon Emperor could clearly sense the intense, sun-like energy within Gu Jinlai that seemed capable of destroying heaven and earth.
Once this power was released...
"This human! He’s disregarding life and death, wanting to perish together with me!?"
The Dragon Tears Demon Emperor was shocked in spirit, roared fiercely, "Stop him! Stop him!"
As it gave the order, its form was already retreating rapidly.
But...
While each of Gu Jinlai’s flickers might only cover a few miles, due to the high frequency, his overall speed had exceeded ten times the speed of sound.
Even though the Dragon Tears Demon Emperor was retreating and other Demon Emperors flew up to the Void to intercept, these Demon Emperors were far too inferior in speed compared to Gu Jinlai’s Thunder Light Dragon Transformation, easily left behind.
The distance between the two did not widen at all but instead became even closer...
Thirty miles!
Twenty miles!
Ten miles!
The Dragon Tears Demon Emperor retreated frantically, while his instincts screamed at him with warnings.
Get away! Get away! Get away!
Otherwise, death would ensue!
But the speed disparity left it no choice but to watch as Gu Jinlai rapidly enlarged in its pupils.
"Don’t come any closer!"
The Dragon Tears Demon Emperor howled ferociously.
...
Gu Jinlai hesitated for a moment, noticing the distance between them had closed to within five miles, and he did not get any closer.
A matchless intense energy seemed to burst into an express package, sent directly to the Dragon Tears Demon Emperor’s embrace through the Thunder Light Domain and the transmission trait.
The process was smooth and practiced.
Then, with the swiftest speed, he transmitted and flickered away.
Almost simultaneously, a radiance like the Great Sun’s arrival shone from behind him, brilliantly descending.
The next moment, a burning brilliance strong enough to burn the skies and boil the seas erupted straight from the Dragon Tears Demon Emperor.
